Experience

  • Sep 2023 - present: Principal Consultant | Cloud Engineer at Firi

    • Skills: Amazon ECS · AWS Security · GitHub · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Terraform · Cloudflare · VMWare · PostgreSQL
    • Led the migration from AWS WAF to Cloudflare WAF, achieving enhanced security and cost efficiency, by configuring Cloudflare as code for a Zero Trust architecture and moving all services behind Cloudflare WAF for robust protection.
    • Developed an on-premise replication solution, ensuring business continuity and resilience against downtime, by implementing VMware and Palo Alto as code, which allowed for seamless business operations even in the event of major disruptions.
    • Implemented multi-region data replication for RDS Aurora, meeting both business continuity needs and regulatory requirements, by utilizing Aurora Global Database to facilitate data availability across geographical locations.
    • Enhanced system observability and incident response, by introducing Grafana alerts for real-time monitoring of Prometheus and CloudWatch metrics, which improved system reliability through proactive detection and resolution of issues.
    • Updated and optimized Terraform code for infrastructure management, ensuring compatibility with the latest providers and modules, which streamlined service-to-service access control and infrastructure provisioning processes.

  • Sep 2022 - Aug 2023: Senior Consultant | Cloud Engineer at Hippo

    • Skills: Amazon ECS · AWS Security · GitHub · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Terraform
    • Set up a white-label solution that uses path-based routing, which is SEO-friendly. This lets you make many websites for different clients and makes businesses grow faster. The goal was achieved by implementing a custom CI/CD, which automatically generates the website and provides comprehensive documentation for patch-based client integration.
    • Reused 90% of existing infrastructure as code and CI/CD codebases, accelerating project delivery times, by analyzing and repurposing components for the deployment of scalable and client-focused web infrastructures.
    • Implemented the infrastructure configuration parity principle, which requires each environment to be identical, by establishing a uniform set of AWS accounts and infrastructure templates. It will result in 90% fewer production errors.

  • Sep 2022 - Aug 2023: Principal Consultant | Cloud Engineer (Retainer) at Firi

    • Skills: Amazon ECS · AWS Security · GitHub · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Terraform
    • Served as an on-demand consultant for Firi, enhancing their team’s ability to navigate complex cloud infrastructure challenges, through the provision of timely advice, strategic recommendations, and technical expertise.
    • Empowered Firi to achieve operational independence, by cultivating their team’s proficiency in managing and optimizing their AWS environment, through ongoing mentorship, knowledge transfer, and support in adopting GitOps and DevSecOps methodologies.

  • May 2021 - Aug 2022: Senior Consultant | Cloud Engineer at Firi

    • Skills: Amazon ECS · AWS Security · GitHub · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Terraform
    • Seamlessly migrated Firi’s infrastructure from AWS EC2 to ECS, achieving a ‘hot swap’ transition without downtime, by leveraging containerization for enhanced scalability and deploying immutable infrastructure practices.
    • Transitioned Firi’s deployment pipeline from Buddyworks to GitHub Actions, enhancing operational efficiency and enabling continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) capabilities, by adopting GitOps principles for streamlined, automated workflows.
    • Implemented a serverless solution using AWS ECS Fargate and AWS Lambda, resulting in over 50% reduction in resource usage, by optimizing application deployment and runtime processes for improved scalability and reduced operational costs.
    • Fortified Firi’s cybersecurity posture, by rendering databases inaccessible to unauthorized global access and integrating AWS Key Management Service (KMS) for encryption, alongside AWS WAF and Cloudflare for robust incoming traffic protection, leading to a significant enhancement in data security and compliance.
    • Achieved a 50% reduction in resource consumption for Firi, contributing to the company’s sustainability goals, through meticulous resource optimization, including serverless architectures and efficient container management, which also lessened the environmental impact of digital operations.

  • Oct 2020 - Apr 2021: Consultant | Cloud Engineer at Ovrture

    • Skills: Amazon ECS · AWS Security · GitHub · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Terraform
    • A 99.99% uptime was achieved by implementing containerization and automated deployment processes (GitHub Actions) as part of the migration of applications to AWS ECS (EC2/Fargate).
    • Using IaC with Terraform and AWS ECS to manage containers reduced maintenance by 90%.
    • By using CI/CD for the Infrastructure and Applications, errors were almost eliminated. A multiple-environments setup with configuration parity lets teams test their changes before releasing them.
    • Implemented GitOps principles and used GitHub Actions to streamline deployment processes, leading to a 70% faster release cycle.
    • The handling of peak traffic periods was handled by an out-of-box scaling solution, which is part of AWS ECS.
    • The implementation of centralized microservices traffic through a single reusable Amazon ALB has resulted in a 30% reduction in operational expenses.

  • 2020 - present: FivexL consulting team

    • Skills: Amazon ECS · AWS Lambda · AWS Security · GitHub · Amazon Web Services (AWS) · Terraform
    • Implemented a customized and predictable infrastructure using IaC
    • Using CI/CD pipelines to improve development speed and reduce risk.
    • Reduced cloud costs by up to 70% by applying cost-effective strategies.
    • Contributed to reusable open-source Terraform modules

  • 2017-2020: Technical Director at Time for Image

    • Skills: VMWare ESXi · Gitlab · Python (Programming Language) · Project Management · CIO · Kubernetes
    • Created an automation system that integrates payment systems, social networks, the corporate website, and the accounting system for impulse buy products, escalating sales from 30-50 manual transactions per day to 1000+ automated transactions, with only 1 salesperson needed
    • Achieved a 98% reduction in accounting tasks by automating data retrieval and integrating APIs into financial systems
    • Automated the student onboarding process, reducing operational efforts
    • Created a new revenue stream through the “Education Extension” product, increasing sales by automating access to educational materials
    • Enabled daily deployments by implementing a CI/CD system
    • Migrated legacy systems to Docker and Kubernetes

  • 2010-2017: Senior System Administrator at Arima Holding Corp

    • Skills: Microsoft Exchange · Active Directory · Network Security · Microsoft Servers · NetApp · VMWare ESXi · System Administration
    • Successfully migrated all company servers to VMware, reducing IT operational costs and enhancing system security through strategic planning and execution of virtualization technologies.
    • Optimized the IT department’s budget, reducing waste and maximizing resource utilization by establishing a controlled software licensing environment.
    • Insured full compliance with software licensing requirements, reducing company risks and establishing a controlled licensing environment
    • Mentored two interns annually in system administration, contributing to their professional growth

  • 2008-2010: Freelance Web Developer

    • Skills: HTLM · Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) · Website Updating · Adobe Photoshop · Digital Photography
    • Improved website usability and visual appeal for an online wedding dress store by implementing HTML and CSS enhancements, optimizing product photos, facilitating addition of new products to the website